Guess who went shopping today......

[Scorpendra]

after what seemed like a year of just looking around in Megapets, i finally got this beut:

P. Cancerides, BTW.

 

[Scorpendra]

all 3 pics have him/her in the same position, since it was chowing down on a cricket. quite the ravenous hunter; caught the cricket the second it landed on the substrate!

 

[P. Novak]

you bought a good T! i have 4 and i love em alll tooooooo deathhh!!!! very aggressive feeders! Mine will eat almost anything i put in its tank..

 

[Scorpendra]

yeah, i put a lot of thought into choosing this species (i have to, since i both have to clear it past my severely arachnophobic mom and sneak it past my even more arachnophobic sister who screams for her life at a midge). this once is especially feisty; the cricket barely even hit the ground when it got double-impaled!

 

[P. Novak]

haha i feel very lucky, no one in my family is bothered by my Ts..

ISNT IT JUST SOO AWESOME!? its like they are psychic or something

 

[Scorpendra]

my purpurea is such a camera hog....i couldn't help but give it some limelight in the photo session as well. however, it's size once again thwarted efforts to get a good pic. it's still a good shot of the web, though.

 

[Scorpendra]

you know, it's wierd; when i first put my cancerides in the tank, i thought there would be a bit of a fasting period due to the stress of transportation. after about 3 minutes, i just suddenly thought "put a cricket into the tank". lo and behold, my empty-stomached T was waiting for me to do so.

 

[P. Novak]

well arent you lucky to have an a.purpea!!!! im jealous! whats the size??

haha good thinking, i usually feed my Ts right away as well..

 

[Scorpendra]

jealous of little old me ? it's around 1", and i believe in premolt as well.

 

[P. Novak]

haha yes im jealous! how long have you had it!?

 

[Scorpendra]

let's see, i began posting about it the same day i got it, so....2 months, 12 days.

 

[P. Novak]

oh wow, has it molted in your care?

 

[Scorpendra]

sadly, no. but it's refusing crickets and has a bulbous abdomen, and those are signs of an upcoming molt (hopefully soon). it has a full patch of hair so i can't do the darkened blad spot test though.

 

[P. Novak]

well those really do seem like signs, and since its only 1" and you had it for over 2 months it should be molting soon, i say this because usually slings that big, molt about every 2 months, so good luck and get some pics when it does! im currently waiting for my 2" GBB to molt!

 

[MRL]

after what seemed like a year of just looking around in Megapets, i finally got this beut:

P. Cancerides, BTW.

Congrats dude! It looks very cool. How big is it now? :clap: :clap:

Megapets rocks, all in NY know this and Tom is the man. :worship:

 

[Scorpendra]

not to sure of the size, i'll have to measure later. if i can get it out of the burrow it made next to the pudding cup cave, that is (it thinks it's a trapdoor! )

 

[Scorpendra]

i dropped another cricket in, and it popped out of the burrow, grabbed it, and popped back in. all it needs is a door!

 

[IguanaMama]

Congratulations on doubling the size of your collection! I was in megapets for the first time a couple of weeks ago and had so much fun. That was a good choice, they complement each other well.

 

[Scorpendra]

thanks, i think so too. especially since the cancerides is bold and agressive, and the purpurea is shy and is afraid of crickets larger than rediculously small pinheads.

 

[jwasted]

Congrats on your new T. I hope you enjoy it like I do all of mine